William Pitt the Younger

William Pitt (28 May 1759-23 January 1806) was Prime Minister of Great Britain from 1783 to 1801 and again from 1804 to his death in 1806. Pitt was the son of influential prime minister William Pitt the Elder (also called just "William Pitt") and followed in his father's footsteps. During his tenure he fought in the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars against the First French Republic and French Empire.